Bid to promote Assam-Nagaland unity

The People’s Committee for Peace Initiatives in Assam (PCPIA) and the Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) today decided to work jointly to foster understanding and strengthen amity between the people of Assam and Nagaland. Addressing a joint press conference after a joint consultative meeting at the Swahid Nyas Bhawan here Chief Coordinator of the PCPIA Lachit Bordoloi and his colleagues Dilip Patgiri and Birinchi Neog and NPMHR secretary general Dr N Venuh and his colleagues Atoho Kiho and Elias T Lotha described today’s meeting as the beginning of a historic process.

They said that they would work for developing the people to people relations in the two States. Building mutual confidence among the people of both the States is what matters the most for them, they said.

The PCPIA will send a delegation to Nagaland to further interact with other democratic organizations and civil society towards the end of May next in an effort to facilitate peace and harmony in the region.

Further, both the PCPIA and the NPMHR also decided to initiate the process of re-establishment of the traditional ties of friendship between the peoples of Assam and Nagaland. The initiative is being launched in the areas along the inter-state boundary between the two States, stated the PCPIA and NPMHR office-bearers.

At the meeting both the organizations also decided to work in tandem to promote people-to-people dialogue in the region so as to facilitate the attainment of the hopes and aspirations of the people of both the States.

In reply to a question, they said that border disputes between the two states were the creation of the governments and there might be some instigation on the part of the Central Government too in this matter.

PCPIA office-bearers observed that the Greater Nagalim demand was connected with one organization and in general, the people of Nagaland were not connected with it and it would be premature to comment on the demand at this juncture.Referring to the demand, the NPMHR office-bearers said, “True Nagas will not speak that way.”

Both the organizations also expressed solidarity and support to the peace processes of Assam and Nagaland. The NPMHR leaders expressed support and solidarity to the on-going hunger strike of the six wives of the missing ULFA leaders and the PCPIA members.

Both the organizations also called upon the Union Government to demonstrate humane attitude and show its sincerity to restore peace in Assam “by immediately listening to the voices of the people as expressed through the hunger strike.”

“If Nagaland and Assam become peaceful, peace will prevail in the entire NE region,” they observed

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